Biography

Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Carolina as an undrafted free agent on 8/22/13.

2013-14

Assigned by Carolina to Charlotte upon the conclusion of his junior season on 4/12 … Made his professional debut in the Checkers' final game of the regular season at RFD (4/19).

Junior

Totaled 237 points (87g, 150a) in 189 games over three OHL seasons with Sault Ste. Marie ... Led team in points and assists, both career highs, and ranked seventh in the OHL in assists in 2014-15 ... Earned OHL Third All-Star Team honors ... Led team in goals, assists and points in 2013-14 and ranked third in assists and tied for ninth in scoring in the OHL ... Ranked fourth on the team in goals in his first OHL season in 2012-13 ... Represented Russia in a number of international tournaments, including helping lead them to a silver medal at the 2015 World Junior Championships winning a gold medal at the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge ... Scored a hat trick, including a shorthanded penalty shot, to lead Russia to a 7-4 win against the United States in the title game of the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and was named to the tournament's All-Star Team ... Had four points (3g, 1a) and was plus-5 for Russia at the 2013 U18 World Junior Championship ... Also played for Russia at the 2012 U18 Five Nations Cup and the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament ... Spent the 2011-12 season with CKSA Moscow of the Russian Junior League (MHL), totaling 34 points (19g, 15a) and registering a plus-17 rating ... Had four points (2g, 2a) in 15 MHL playoff games, as CKSA Moscow advanced to the 2012 Kharlamov Cup Final before falling to Omsk ... Selected by Sault Ste. Marie in the first round (12th overall) of 2012 CHL Import Draft